2 researchers measuring volcanic changes with GPS instruments NZ
Rights: GNS Science Limited Published 21 July 2007 Size: 2.4 MB Referencing Hub media

GPS instruments pick up millimetre-sized changes in the shape of a volcano. Swelling can sometimes be an early sign of volcanic unrest.

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